I know I complain a lot about this and that with regards to nursing. But I would not change my career. It is the residents that make my day - even the complainers.
Please share a moment when you were glad you were a nurse or CNA..happy, funny, moving, etc.
I remember when I first started and was doing patent care. I was overwhelmed by the amount of work and wondered if nursing was my thing. I was helping one of my residents out of bed in the morning and she looked at me with tears in her eyes. She told me "thank you for being so patient with me and letting me take my time getting out of bed. Everyone else is in such a hurry." She ended up dying awhile later, but her words gave me that motivation needed to continue on. :redbeathe
One of our FF pts is a young boy(11) "Trace" with CF. My co-workers have a hard time with this little guy for some reason, but, he and I have hit it off well. He always asks for me to take care of him when he comes in and is dissapointed when I am not here. But I saw his mother in ED with a sibling and she told me that "Trace" was not doing well, but had gone to "Build-A-Bear" and had a Teddybear made and put scrubs on it...He also calls it "Harold".
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One of our FF pts is a young boy(11) "Trace" with CF. My co-workers have a hard time with this little guy for some reason, but, he and I have hit it off well. He always asks for me to take care of him when he comes in and is dissapointed when I am not here. But I saw his mother in ED with a sibling and she told me that "Trace" was not doing well, but had gone to "Build-A-Bear" and had a Teddybear made and put scrubs on it...He also calls it "Harold".